UP Youths Pull Muslim Cleric’s Beard, ‘Force’ Him to Chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’; 12 Booked
Police have booked nearly 12 youths for allegedly pulling the beard of a Muslim cleric and forcing him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’.…
Citing the cleric’s complaint, the SP said Imam Imlaq-ur-Rehman, a Muzaffarnagar resident, was going to his village on his motorcycle yesterday, when nearly 12 youngsters accosted him, beat him up and also pulled his beard. The Imam claimed he was also forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, the SP said.
The cleric said he was rescued by two people of his village when he raised an alarm, added SP Pandey. The complainant also said the youths told him to come to the village, only after shaving off his beard.…
SEE ALSO:
- Muzaffarnagar: 12 booked for assaulting Imam, ‘forcing’ him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ (Jul 14, 2019, Indian Express)
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/muzaffarnagar-uttar-pradesh-hindutva-muslim-jai-shri-ram-up-police-5828904/ - Fact check: Were Muslim students in Unnao forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by their assailants? (Jul 18, 2019, Scroll.in)
https://scroll.in/article/930951/fact-check-were-muslim-students-in-unnao-forced-to-chant-jai-shri-ram-by-their-assailants - Maharashtra Man Allegedly Forced To Chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, Beaten Up: Cops (Jul 20, 2019, NDTV)
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-man-allegedly-forced-to-chant-jai-shri-ram-beaten-up-police-2072365 - Man forces child to say “Jai Shri Ram”, Owaisi retweet video (Jul 21, 2019, Siasat)
https://www.siasat.com/man-forces-child-say-jai-shri-ram-owaisi-retweet-video-1555460/
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